1st Edition
The Deconstruction of Narcissism and the Function of the Object Explorations in Psychoanalysis
By René Roussillon
Copyright 2023
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Deconstruction of Narcissism and the Function of the Object addresses the topic of narcissistic suffering and presents an innovative take on its psychoanalytic treatment through the deconstruction of its solipsism.
Presenting a new approach which builds on intuitions described by Freud and Winnicott, René Roussillon introduces the project of reconstructing what remains of "narcissistic"... Read more
Series editor's foreword by Gabriela Legorreta 1. Working-through and its various models 2. The function of the object in the binding and unbinding of the drives 3. Sexualisation and desexualization in psychoanalysis 4. Deconstructing primary narcissism 5. Destructiveness and complex forms of the “survival” of the object 6. The symbolizing function of the object 7. Transference and associativity. Psychoanalysis and its debate with suggestion 8. Associativity and non-verbal language 9. An introduction to the work on primary symbolization 10. Rupture/separation as an analyser of bonding
Biography
René Roussillon is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University of Lyon, France. He was awarded the Bouvet Prize in 1991 and the Sigourney Award in 2016. He is the author of 5 books translated into 10 languages. Roussillon is also a training member of the Société Psychanalytique de Paris and the Groupe Lyonnais de Psychanalyse Rhône-Alpes.
